Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
BR2023.13.9 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
"By the Sea- Nantucket" |
Description |
Framed oil on canvas painting of two women sitting on a beach leaning against a rock. Behind them is blue water and sky. The painting is in a brass-coloured wooden frame. The back of the painting has, "Wedding gift to Barbara (Sayers) Gooderham, Painted by Carolyn Farncomb of London, Ontario" written in ink. At the top of the frame in pencil is written: "By the Sea- Nantucket". |
Year Range from |
1910 |
Year Range to |
1939 |
Artist |
Farncomb, Caroline |
Dimensions |
H-33 L-40 D-3.5 cm |
History |
The painting "By the Sea- Nantucket" was given to Barbara Sayers Larson as a wedding gift when she married Melville Gooderham on June 23rd, 1939 at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Erindale, Mississauga. Barbara recalled Caroline being very kind and interested in talking with her as a girl. She had a special affinity for this painting as she said it reminded her of her grandmother, Mary Harris, who was always busy crocheting. She thought the other figure looked like Alice Farncomb although she does not recall her grandmother and Alice taking a trip to Nantucket. This painting may have been painted earlier than Babara's wedding. Reference: 'Caroline Farncomb, Historic Works of Art' exhibition text (2003). |
People |
Farncomb, Caroline Larson, Barbara Sayers |